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Now it mysteriously broke, oddly. (Down arrow only reacting while both left and right arrow buttons are NOT pressed down)Disassembling and messing with the chipset resulted in failure. Need new dance pad now and don't know what to take.Those stainless steel ones are out of the price range for me.

Some pros/cons about the one from Positive Gaming:

Pros:

Good quality and durability at low price (30€).

Fast reaction.

Easy installation.

Safe grip while playing. (socks)

Cons:

Could be larger for me. (I'm TALL)

Button reaction area too large. Put one foot in the middle and hit up and down button at the same time.

Slides over the floor from several moves. (Carpet here)

Sometimes won't hook up to the game and does not react. Game restart required.

Slightly uneven surface at corners which is sometimes irritating.

Needs to be stored in garage for one week after unpacking because of horribly disturbing chemical odors.

If anyone can make a good suggestion for a promising successor to death from above I'd be thankful.

Sock is tall and owns a Cobalt Flux, and it's quite a dreamer - quite near arcade performance. I'm tall and I've owned a Red Octane ignition, and it works okay, but has a little more give than I would like. One of the buttons died after about 6 months of play for me. There's a couple of places out there that have these dense foam pads that are excellent and remarkably cheap. My friend has one and paid like $60 for it. I think this is what they have: http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Revolution-DDRgame-Density-Carrying-Playstation/dp/B000IBVBMC

They are quite impressive. But yeah, the dense foam pads are pretty amazing for the money. They have an almost nicer feel than arcade - your feet spring back from them as you step. The benefit of having metal pads = playing with shoes on, which I'm very fond of. Oh, and the bar thing, but if you're Santotsuga, you don't need a bar, just an arm chair to pull off those 14s.

I'd like to stay no-bar, for maximum challenge, exhaustion and blood pressure. Oh wait the third one is plain unhealthy; nevermind.Bought a crappy 10€ one just to give myself a lecture on why higher price is justified. (12 months guarantee, but you need to paythe return fee, TO HONG KONG (= you won't want to return it))

I have a RedOctane dense foam version in my closet that I was given for Christmas one year, and it worked really well actually. The only drawback I saw in it was that it still slid around on the carpet more than I wanted. My Cobalt is really amazing, but I basically bought it 3 months before I stopped playing DDR on the pad. It just sits next to my bookshelf now, looking somewhat dusty. I got the arcade panel mod for it too but I disliked how the buttons responded after that, so I removed the mod. Otherwise, it was extremely functional and hardly ever shifted but maybe 1-3 inches.

The cobalt also weighs a ton. Close to 50 lbs if I remember correctly. It is also not very transportable.

Bought another Impact Dance Pad because somehow it's the only decent pad than can be bought without either ridiculous risks or transportation fees. Believe the company is from Sweden, which isn't too far away.

I need a new heatsink/fan for my processor. My fan is causing very loud noises, and I know it's not the bearing because I oiled it the other day. I suppose when refund check hits, it's time to purchase new equipments.